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Sunday, August 28, 2016

Who would you have dinner with?

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Today’s Pic

Susie and Mary Ruth getting to meet Anna

Have you ever gotten the question, “If you could have dinner with any 4 people ever, who would it be?” I’m not sure of the number of people, but I say “4”… because, well, I like the number 4. Anyway, like most questions like this, I cheat and pick way more than 4. For the purpose of this post, however, I’ll stick to 4. Maybe tomorrow (or at some later date) I’ll share my other list(s) of dinner companions with you. But my go-to list for a question like this is pretty easy:

PaPa:Mom’s dad who died before I was born. I’d love to get the chance to meet him and talk to him. And it would be nice for him to have a chance to meet his favorite grandchild.

Granny:Mom’s mom who died before Susie was born. It would be nice to let her know we named Susie after her and tell her about Daniel and all of my kids. Of course, I’d also have to let her know we’re building a house out on the farm.

Da:Dad’s dad who died when I was a sophomore in high school. The first thing I’d probably tell him is that I was the starting 2nd baseman on the team when we won State my junior year. I’d also let him know the Braves won the World Series the year he died. Then I’d tell him about The Wife and all of his great-grands.

MaMa:Dad’s mom who died a few weeks before we found out The Wife was pregnant with Daniel. I’d have to start by telling MaMa about Daniel. Don’t get me wrong, she loved Mary Ruth and Susie… but she always wanted me to have a boy. I’m sure she’d get a kick out of him.

That’s right… of all of the people in the history of the world, I’d like to have a meal with my grandparents. Why not? They are the 3 people I’d love to see one more time along with the one person I’ve always wanted to meet.